Buck Jones
Buck Jones (born Charles Frederick Gebhart; December 12, 1891 – November 30, 1942) was an American actor, known for his work in many popular Western movies. In his early film appearances, he was credited as Charles Jones.
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| Full name at birth | Charles Frederick Gebhart
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| Claim to fame | Arizona Bound
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| Date of birth | 12 December 1891
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| Place of birth | Vincennes, Indiana
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| Date of death | 30 November 1942
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| Age | 50 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Boston, Massachusetts
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| Cause of death | Cocoanut Grove fire
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| Resting place | Cremated, Ashes scattered
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| Occupation | Actor
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| Height | 5' 11¾" (182 cm)
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- He gave permission for his name to be used in a comic book series that was later taken over by the Dell Publishing House. The series ran roughly until 1953 and was a needed source of revenue for his wife Odille.
- Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1973.
- His body had been so badly burned in the Cocoanut Grove fire that skin from his fingers had been pulled off onto the fingerprint card sent to the Technical Section of the FBI's Identification Division. It took nearly 48 hours to identify the prints because so many fingers had to be searched in so many different places.
Buck Jones is known for his role in the film The Gunman from Bodie (1941) as Marshal Buck Roberts - alias Bob 'Bodie' Bronson.
He is also known for his role in the film Riders of the West (1942) as Marshal Buck Roberts.
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